We got our washing done eventually, arriving at Thorne Marina on Wednesday more than a week ago now. We bought tokens for the washer only to then find out the water was off as they were having the showers updated! Nowhere else to go so we just waited and we were all done and on our way by 4.
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| Tanker passing by |
Last Thursday was so windy we didn't go anywhere at all. Friday we reached the end of the Keadby and Stainforth Canal and turned left on to the South Yorkshire Navigation and on to Doncaster. This is part river and part canal with a mix of electric and manual locks and a few bridges. It is a wide canal and some of the locks are huge as there are oil tankers and gravel barges operating on the waterway. Some go as far as Rotherham. We did meet a tanker but moored just before it passed us!
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| Two boats one captain |
We spent a couple of days in Rotherham. There is a lovely park. Friends Jane and Kelly came to see us on Tuesday as they were staying not too far away in their motor home. The final stretch up to Sheffield has to be booked. All 14 locks. There were 2 other boats booked in with us today. Yallambie and Kismet. Both boats we had seen on the Chesterfield Canal and a couple of times since. They are traveling together.
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| Still only one captain! |
3 boats is not the ideal number when climbing a flight of locks where the locks take 2 boats. All of us being seasoned boaters we made a plan. With Yallambie breasted along side Falcon. This with Tina and I working the locks. With Kismet following with Brian helping them with the locks. A very enjoyable trip. Now having a quiet evening!
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